Barbeque Cooking Utensils Tool Kits

Barbecue cooking utensils tool kits can vary enormously in terms of size and quantity of the implements. Many come with just three simple BBQ tools and if you're just starting out then this isn't a bad option at all.

The advantage of buying your utensils in a kit is that they come in a nice neat box which is good if you’re buying as a gift or indeed just want to keep things neat and tidy.

I've got some quick and easy links below to buy tools from Grills

The classic utensils tool kits come in a three pack of tongs, fork and spatula and my first TIP when buying is check the length – if they’re too short you’ll burn your hands, I work on 12 inches being the minimum.

TIP 2 - If you need them to be dishwasher safe, remember to check because many of the wooden handled ones aren’t.

If you're buying a gift for the avid griller then look for an 20 piece barbeque tool kit like the one pictured below. Not only do they come with the basic tools (as described below) but also with handy accessories such as corn forks, kebab skewers, knives, brushes for marinating and cleaning tools to round it off. The perfect Christmas or Fathers Day present!

For a bit more information on the basic tools and their uses:-

1. Tongs – great for turning any food on the grill can be split into to types, what I call the grip tongs and what I call the scissor tongs. The advantage of the grip tongs is that they normally have a serrated surface to help grip the food but the con is that they don’t open very wide. I prefer to use the scissor style simply because it makes it easier to pick up and turn large pieces of meat and because it’s non serrated I can turn sausages without puncturing them.
   
   

   

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2. Spatula – What can I say about this other than it great for flipping burgers!

   

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3. Fork – Useful for stabbing large pieces of meat and they also double up as a way of checking whether the poultry is cooked - stab the joint and if the juices run clear then it’s OK. For the ultimate, check out a fork that doubles as a temperature probe

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